Best Albums of 1998
Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
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"A missed opportunity. This feels more like a Robert Plant album that happens to have Jimmy Page on it, and as much as I admire his guitar chops his contributions here don't seem to add up to much. It's also cursed with the CD-era blight of being too long, with songs that could either have been cu..." [+] Reply
"One of the most underrated debut albums ever. How many other songwriters make such a mature and fully formed record like this first time round . There's hints of Randy Newman and Tom Waits here, but it's mostly unique to Wainwright himself. Foolish love, is a stunning opener, and it's the first o..." [+] Reply
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"This is one of those oft-forgotten alt-rock 90s albums which blend catchy instrumentation and hooks for an album which should be vying for most people's 90s top 100. The album is often thrown away as a one-song wonder ("closing time"), but that's not the case. It's a solid album throughout." Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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""Fin de Siecle" was the last studio album that The Divine Comedy recorded for the label Setanta Records. Even though it features two of Neil Hannon's must catchy and commercial songs "Generarion Sex" and "The National Express "it is generally a rather dark and ambitious album. Big orchestra arran..." [+] Reply
"The third of the major label releases (even though this ended up back on Drag City), Royal Trux is still flushing out their more accessible sound, and once again, it actually works. This one boogies." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A bit of an oddity, this album was the first of a trio of records that began to alienate the Hip's original fanbase. An improvement over Trouble in the Henhouse, Phantom Power also finds the Hip exploring more 'pop' themes while losing the rough edges that had so often defined the production styl..." [+] Reply
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ghosttomost | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The 3rd Cake album was not quite as delicious as the first two slices, but I could still go for several more helpings. Lots of good songs, my favorites are "Satan is My Motor," "Never There," "Sheep Go To Heaven" and "Walk on By."" Reply
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drivebytornado | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 1998 composition
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| Various Artists | 19 | 2% | |
| King Crimson | 2 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 0% | |
| DMX | 2 | 0% | |
| Ringo Starr | 2 | 0% | |
| ボアダムス [Boredoms] | 2 | 0% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 0% | |
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433 | 43% | |
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210 | 21% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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25 | 3% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana |
